If you want to lead this country, start by answering some questions

Repubblika sent 20 questions to Robert Abela and Chris Fearne. Needless to say they kept the Labour Party’s policy of treating civil society with complete contempt. They seem to think this is the appropriate behaviour for someone who wants to be the chief executive of a western democracy. Well it isn’t. Here are the questions in case they bother to get out of bed and provide some yes or no answers.

Will you initiate an independent and public inquiry into all the contracts related to the new power station and will you commit yourself to publishing all the findings?
Will you publish the agreements, in their entirety, established with the following: Electrogas, Vitals Global Health and Steward Health Care?
Will you launch an independent and public inquiry to investigate the €1 million sponsorship to Vistajet and will you commit yourself to publishing all the findings? It is claimed that Vistajet operated a flight between Malta and Dubai following the publication of allegations involving Pilatus Bank and Egrant.
Will you investigate the process followed in granting a banking licence to Pilatus Bank and Sata Bank and publish the findings?
Will you grant whistle-blower protection status to Jonathan Ferris and to Maria Efimova in order that they may testify about all they know regarding corruption, money laundering and other criminal activities that have taken place?
Will you investigate all tax amnesties (VAT and income tax) granted during these last ten years and publish the findings?
Will you open an independent and public inquiry to investigate the processes involved in the transfer of the former ITS site and the granting of a planning permit to the DB Group and will you commit yourself to publishing all the findings?
Will you review the passport sales scheme?
Will you open an independent and public inquiry to investigate the claim that high ranking Police officers, including an Assistant Commissioner, passed on confidential information to members of the Prime Minister’s staff and other persons, then publish the findings?
Will you investigate whether there have been delays in granting the necessary authorisations to the Malta Security Service to intercept communications related to the investigations into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and publish the findings?
Will you launch an investigation in order to find out who is the owner of Macbridge, and publish the findings?
Will you investigate the drafting process, the application and the impact of the following planning policies: Rural and Agricultural Policy, Tall Buildings Policy and Fuel Stations Policy, and publish the findings?
Will you open an independent and public inquiry into the direct orders granted to companies whose shareholders include Members of Parliament, members of ministers’ / parliamentary secretaries’ secretariats and/or their family members? Will you commit yourself to publishing the findings?
Will you investigate the agreement with Manchester United and publish the findings?
Will you investigate the direct orders granted for IT services at the prisons and at the public health services and publish the findings?
Will you investigate Brian Tonna’s operations at Castille and publish the findings?
Will you investigate the employment exercises with Government (public service and public sector) during the 2017 electoral campaign and publish the findings?
Will you investigate the planning permits approved during the 2017 electoral campaign and publish the findings?
Will you investigate all the promotions at the Armed Forces of Malta during the 2017 electoral campaign and publish the findings?
Will you publish the agreement with Chelgate, and will you give a full account of all the work undertaken by the company on behalf of the Government of Malta?